Help with gardening in a small Medieval village in the beautiful Charante near Limoges, France

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  Description

  Bonjour, we are an American couple living in a small Medieval village in the beautiful Charante. We've worked and lived in several European countries over the last 40 years and love traveling and making new friends. Our sons are 31 and 29, one in Estonia and one in South Africa .. We are friendly, outgoing and enjoy talking to younger generations and learning new things.. As Admiral Kirk once said in Star Trek, "young minds, new ideas".. We retired last year and now live in a typical 1970s French house in a lovely, overgrown garden. We've had a lot of work in the house done, just some painting and decorating left to do, but we have such a large garden that needs work. And I'm not a gardener.. My problem... I need motivation.... It's hard for me to get motivated and get things done in the garden and house..I'd rather read or sit with our cats.. but I can't sit around doing nothing letting others work. We have 4 spoiled rotten cats who rule our home, but we do keep them out of the apartment. We'll happily take you on excursions or point you in the right direction. If you want a chance to transform our overgrown garden into a well ordered paradise, come do a workaway with us.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Gardening
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We're Americans, who've lived for 23 out of the last 43 years in England, Spain, Italy, Germany , Belgium and now France. We speak English, some Spanish, some Italian, a little German. We have a lot of life experiences to share.

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  What I need is someone to be here to help me work which will motivate me to get things done. We have grass that needs mowing, fruit trees that need to be cut back, hedges that need trimming..I need a garden helper or two if you're a couple or just friends... Someone who will help me 2-3 hrs a day, 3-4 days a week.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  German: Beginner
  Spanish: Beginner
  French: Beginner
  Italian: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  I love speaking Italian and Spanish and need to keep it up or I'll forget them now that we don't live there anymore. I'm also trying to improve my French now that we live in France.
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  Accommodation

  We have a one bedroom apartment on the ground floor with separate entrance. Queen bedroom, ensuite, kitchenette, dining and living room.. Wifi, TV with Netflix. Washer and dryer in the shared laundry room. We'll provide all your meals: you can eat with us, or we'll buy you your own food for you to cook, whichever you prefer.

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  What else ...

  Confolens is a small village, with daily buses to Angouleme. From Angouleme , you can take a train anywhere. We are about 2 hrs to Bordeaux, 55 mins to Angoulême , 45 mins to Limoges. There are lots of small, lovely villages in the area. We also have bikes and escooters for around town access.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  We have a separate apartment where digital nomads can work. We've both worked remotely in Italy during Covid, both our sons partners work remotely and we have friends who visit who also need to work while here.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  We have a garden area where a small motor home can park.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  If the workaway takes care of their dog or cat, they can stay in the apartment.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 3 hours a day, 4 days a week